Report of Indian Institute of Public Administration ... - Ministry of Power

State Reports (Vol.-III)
Study on `Impact of Restructuring of SEBs’
the levels of customer service through power sector reform. The Government of
Karnataka accordingly announced its policy and approach to power sector reforms in
January 1997. The reform process of the power sector would complete one decade by
the end of the current year (2006). It would be appropriate at this stage to take stock of
the progress of the reforms carried out so far, analyse the gains and shortcomings, if
any, and identify the way forward, to make the reform process more successful. This
report is an attempt in that direction.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The total installed generating capacity in Karnataka including Central allocations and
private power comes to 8,355 MW, of which 3,673.30 MW comes from hydro
resources 2 . Some 1,470 MW comes from the only coal-based power station (with
seven units) at Raichur (RPSS) of KPCL; the rest comes from Central allocation,
private generation capacity, Vishweshwaraiah Vidyut Nigam Limited (VVNL), and
renewable sources (wind power). As mentioned earlier, KPCL accounts for about 56
per cent of the total generation. The State receives 1,618.69 MW of power as its share
from the Central Power Companies. The VVNL 3 has an installed capacity of 354.32
MW, including from its diesel generators (127.92 MW) as well as from hydropower
sources (226.40 MW). The private sector generation comes to about 280.95 MW
(hydel) and 588 MW (thermal). There are also several wind energy firms of small
capacities, which supply power to the State Grid. It is pertinent that the total private
power supply amounts to 1,741.61 MW, which works out to about 21 per cent of the
installed capacity.
The break up of the generating capacity in the State is as given in the following table:
Table: Details of Generating Capacity (MW)
KPCL VVNL Central Private Total
Thermal 1,470.00 127.92 1,618.69 588.00 3,804.61
Hydel 3,165.95 226.40 - 280.95 3,673.30
RES 4.55 (Wind) - - 872.66 877.21
Total 4640.50 354.32 1,618.69 1,741.61 8,355.12
{KPCL and VVNL put together accounts for about 60 per cent of the installed capacity.}
Energy available for transmission during the last three years, as per the information
provided by KPTCL is as follows:
2
The Powerline of Karnataka; KPCL Publication.
3
VVNL was formed in 1999, at the time of winding up of the KEB, to transfer the diesel generating stations
under its control to the new utility.
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